Status:

COMPLETED

Atherosclerosis in the Coronary and Carotid Arteries

Lead Sponsor:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Coronary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

This study will compare changes in atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary arteries (vessels on the surface of the heart that supply blood to the heart) with changes in the carotid arteries (vessels in...

Detailed Description

Under the general hypothesis that atherosclerosis is a systemic disease; the purpose of this protocol is to compare coronary artery atherosclerotic abnormalities with carotid artery abnormalities. Thi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Patients will be a subset of patients participating in the multicenter IVUS protocol.
  • Willingness to travel to the NIH to participate in the NHLBI MRI/IMT study.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Pacemaker
  • Defibrillator
  • Brain aneurysm clips
  • Implanted active medical devices (neural stimulators, cochlear implants, insulin pumps, etc.)
  • Severe claustrophobia
  • Allergy to gadolinium based contrast agents (only excludes the gadolinium portion of the test)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    January 1 2005

    Estimated Enrollment :

    125 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00080587

    Start Date

    April 1 2004

    End Date

    January 1 2005

    Last Update

    March 4 2008

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    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892